Debugging JavaScript in popup windows on Chrome
google-chrome, google-chrome-devtools, javascript, popup
Solution
Nowadays there's an option in the Chrome devtools settings. "Auto-open DevTools for popups".
Check that checkbox, then if you have devtools open on the parent window and that opens a popup or new tab devtools will automatically open in that window/tab.
Problem
What is a good way to debug a popup window in Chrome? I need to debug some code that is run when the window is opened and I was wondering if there was a better way to debug it than pressing f12 as soon as the window opens. I'm looking for something similar to using Visual Studio where you can open a window, set a breakpoint on some JS, then open the window back up and VS will break on that breakpoint without you having to do anything. If it can be done some way on Firefox I'd switch to that, as long as I don't have to use IE.